Protect our National Parks - Conservationist Helen Engle

Helen Engle is a fourth-generation Washingtonian, a 64-year Mountaineers member, and a lifelong conservationist and environmental activist with an extensive resume in outdoor causes. Helen has devoted her life to protecting the places she loves.

A true inspiration, Helen raised seven children with her late husband Stan. She co-founded the Tahoma Audubon Society in 1969, which quickly grew from 150 members to over 1,000 members within two years, and in 1980 she was elected to the National Audubon board, on which she served for 20 years.

Helen's insatiable appetite for learning and uniting people led her to a long list of memberships. She became a founding member of several leading Washington organizations including the Washington Environmental Council, Washington Wilderness Coalition, Mount Rainier National Park Associates, People for Puget Sound and the National Parks Fund (to name a just few).

And it all started in the late 1950’s shortly after Helen took a basic mountaineering course and enjoyed exploring the wilderness with Stan, and their growing family.